The Chilliwack Creative Commission, a committee of CEPCO, is a one-stop resource for film, interactive and digital media in Chilliwack. The Commission was rebranded in September 2015 (formerly the Chilliwack Film Commission) to expand into interactive and digital media.

The Chilliwack Creative Commission continues to promote filming in Chilliwack by working with producers and location managers and providing options for diverse locations in Chilliwack. Chilliwack has been an attractive film location for feature films like Monster Trucks and No Clue, TV series Eureka, and numerous commercials.

The mandate of the Chilliwack Creative Commission is to attract and facilitate economic growth in the emerging creative sector, including film, interactive and digital media. We can connect and facilitate the necessary resources for your creative business needs.

Chilliwack Creative Commission Committee

Chair, Ian FenwickUniversity of the Fraser Valley

Darren BlakeboroughUniversity of the Fraser Valley

Sandra Bonner-PedersonBear Image Productions

Geoff Edwardsstreamworks.ca

Matthew HawkinsHawkins Media & Film

Jason LumCity of Chilliwack Councillor

Tim McAlpineCurrency Marketing

Daryl RoseRose Creative

Glen Slingerland89.5 The Drive

Get to Know your Committee

Ian Fenwick

Tim McAlpine

Geoff Edwards

Glen Slingerland

Matthew Hawkins

Darren Blakeborough

Sandra Bonner-Pederson

A Supporting Role

The Chilliwack Creative Commission is committed to helping you obtain all of the information and resources you need to select Chilliwack as your filming destination. Please contact us directly and we will assist you in gathering images of the types of locations you are looking for, seeking out additional equipment or resources, and initiating the permitting process.

Networking Events

Would you describe yourself as a creative entrepreneur, freelancer, filmmaker, media specialist, software engineer, marketer, animator, technologist, commercial photographer, videographer, designer, writer, maker, web developer or inventor? Or maybe you just like hanging out with other creative types? Then, this is for you!

Creative Third Thursdays is a creative networking event seriesbrought to you by the Chilliwack Creative Commission and Cowork Chilliwack. Each monthly get together features a unique speaker followed by informal networking. Come meet and mingle with likeminded creative types on the third Thursday of every month!

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TEDx Chilliwack

TEDxChilliwack is an independently organized local group comprised of passionate volunteers who are dedicated to ideas worth spreading. The goal of this event is to help people connect in an environment that inspires the expression of unique points of view and celebrates perspectives from our local community. Imagine Chilliwack’s most fascinating and engaging speakers, with new, big ideas, coming together for one day to share their passions and their visions for the world.

02/16/2017 – TELUS is investing $55 million to connect more than 90 per cent of homes and businesses in Chilliwack directly to its fibre optic network. Planning is currently underway, and construction work will begin in the coming weeks. TELUS anticipates connecting all homes and businesses before the end of 2018.

“Direct fibre connection unleashes infinite possibilities now and into the future,” said Tony Geheran, TELUS Executive Vice-President and President of Broadband Networks. “Chilliwack is a growing city, and this generational investment will dramatically improve Internet speed and capacity for residents and businesses large and small, as well as health care facilities and schools. Once the build is complete, families and businesses right here in Chilliwack will have the same or even better Internet access than their neighbours in larger urban cities in the Lower Mainland.”

The gigabit-enabled TELUS PureFibre network is among the most advanced communications infrastructure available in the world today, enabling connected residents to immediately take advantage of dramatically faster Internet speeds of up to 150 megabits per second, while interested businesses, schools, healthcare providers, and institutions can access even more speed and capacity. As demand and Internet technologies evolve in the coming years TELUS will offer faster speeds and more capacity, sufficient for decades to come. This new fibre optic infrastructure will also be the backbone of TELUS’ wireless network, enabling even more wireless capacity and speed. Local healthcare providers, educators and technology companies will be able to draw upon the technology to reimagine how they deliver existing services and develop entirely new solutions.

“I’d like to thank TELUS for their significant investment into the community’s connectivity infrastructure,” said John Martin, MLA for Chilliwack. “Chilliwack is one of the fastest growing regions in B.C. and this $55 million investment will ensure that residents and businesses have high speed Internet that they can depend on to learn, do business, and access services.”

“As part of our #BCTECH Strategy, our government recognizes the importance of improving high speed Internet access province-wide,” said Laurie Throness, MLA for Chilliwack-Hope. “This investment will ensure Chilliwack residents and businesses have the digital infrastructure needed to live their lives and succeed in the global marketplace.”

This investment is part of TELUS’ commitment to invest $4.5 billion throughout B.C. between 2016 and 2019, at no cost to taxpayers. For more information, please visit telus.com/chilliwack.